Originally Posted by
JOSHUA
Almost identical to my experience as a new copilot on an ATR42 - LCY- LBA..
I think I was one of the few (alas) who used this rather strange wet-leased, relatively short-lived operation. Do I remember landing on the now-closed short cross runway 27 at Leeds once ? Thanks for your time on it, hope you found something else quickly after it ended.
Regarding the overall thread, I've been flying all my life and can honestly say I have never encountered a "scary" moment. At all. Some big turbulence but that's straightforward and I'm lucky not to spend too much time in the tropics. First Solo, yes that very one, (C152) and proudly touching down on the grass got an immediate skid to about 45 degrees, must have somehow done some differential braking. OK, all up to me now, steer straight again, on we go ...